Northern Lights Yoga
Yoga is an ancient practice created to nourish the physical body, the mind and the spirit. It is a powerful tool for dealing with physical tension and emotional stress in our modern world. The system of Yoga postures, breath awareness, and relaxation teaches the individual to be a wise caretaker of one's closest personal environment. Yoga respects all ages, states of health and belief systems.
Teachers/Instructors
Judy Landecker and Charles Udell are the only certified Iyengar Yoga instructors
who currently reside in Montana. Both are dedicated to the practice and teaching
of Yoga in the tradition
of
Sri
B.K.S. Iyengar. They founded Northern Lights Yoga here in 1992. In
addition to studying with the Iyengars, they also study yearly with
Manouso
Manos and Lois Steinberg. In
addition
to regularly scheduled classes at her studio, Judy and Charles teach
weekend workshops at Northern Lights Yoga and many other Yoga centers around
Montana.
Judy has taught Yoga for more than thirty-five years. She began studying Yoga in 1972 and taught in Chicago for twenty years before moving to Helena. Her first classes with Sri B.K.S. Iyengar (Guruji) were in Chicago in 1973. Her first trip to Pune was in 1979-80. Judy was recently certified at the Intermediate Junior II level. Se has studied with the Iyengars at the national conventions in 1984, 1987, 1993, 2001, and 2007 as well as with Guruji in Estes Park in 2005.
Charles has taught for over
tweny-five years. He began studying Yoga in 1973 and taught in Chicago
from 1983 through 1992 when he and Judy moved to Helena.
Charles was certified at the Introductory Level in 1990.
He has studied with the Iyengars at the national conventions in 1990, 1993,
2001, and 2007 as well as with Guruji in Estes Park in 2005.
Beth Baker and Emily Brand-Cleary
are experienced students of Yoga and have participated in Judy's teacher
mentoring program. Beth studied with Dr. Geeta
Iyengar (Geetaji) at the national convention in 2007.